Ring and setting



R. ROSENTHAL.

RING AND SETTING- APPLICATION FILED SEPT.28, 1921.

1,412,81U0 Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11,

Application filed. September 28, 1921. Serial No. 503,775.-

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUBIN RosnNrrrAL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York have invented a new and Improved Ring and Setting of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to rings and set tings therefor, and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein the usual form and contour of the ring is preserved, and at the same time, a readily removable ornament is carried by the ring.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ring and setting structure wherein the setting is firmly held in place by spring pressed fasteners A still further object of the invention is to provide a ring and setting wherein the setting is built up of a number of parts and locked in place by a resilient catch positioned interior of the ring, while the ornament is arranged exteriorly thereof.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a ring disclosing one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1, approximately on the line 22;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view through Figure 2 on the line 3-3;

Figured is a section view through Figure 2, approximately on the line M;

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view on a reduced scale of the ring, with a setting and fastening means therefor removed;

Figure 6 is an inverted perspective view of the ornament forming part of the setting;

Figure 7 is a pers ective view of an enamel plate and \tud, disclosing certain features of the invention; and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the locking spring shown in Figure 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a ring body provided with what may be termed a head 2, which is formed with a depressional cavity 3 exteriorly, and a depressional cavity 4 interiorly. By forming the parts in this manner, a central web 5 is produced which is preferably thin, and which is preferably cut away at a number of points 6. By cutting away the web 5 as stated, openings are presented for the locking studs 7 and 8 projecting from the ornament 9; as hereinafter fully described. The shape of the recess or cavity 3 has been shown in the drawings as octagon, but it is understood that it may be round or any desired shape without departing from the siirit of the invention. I

A metallic plate 10 is formed to into the cavity 3, as shown in Figure 2; said plate having a threaded stud 11. and having a coating 12 of enamel on the opposite side of the stud 11. This enamel maybe of any color to properly set off the ornament 9. t is of course understood that the ornament 9 may be any desired ornament and is pr0- vided with two studs 7 and 8, which when in use project through apertures 13 and 14 in the plate 10 and enamel 1Q so as to he engaged by the locking spring This locking spring is provided with four arms 16, each arm having a gripping face 1'7, which is adapted to engage the studs '7 and 8. These studs are preferably enlarged the ends and somewhat rounded so that they may freely enter the space between each arm 16, and then permit the jaws to move toward each other overlapping the enlarged ends, as indicated in Figure t. This will positively lock the ornament f) in place so that the arrangement will permit a ready removal when the studs 7 and 8 have been pressed in a reverse direction. The plate 10 is held rigidly in place by a threaded bore 18, positioned centrall of the spring 15, whereby said spring in respect to the stud 11, acts as a clamping nut. When all the parts have been assembled and fitted into the ring, the parts will appear as shown in Figures. 1 and 2 and the top of the ornament 9 will usually be flush with the top of the head 2 and it will be noted from Figure 1 that the enamel 12 shows through or around the ornament 9, so as to produce a more pleasing ap- It will be noted also that the pearance.

gripping action of the spring 15 in respect to the studs 7 and 8 not only acts as means for holding the ornament 9 in place, but acts as means for preventing the sprin 15 from unscrewing or backing off the threaded stud 11. Whenever it is desired to remove the ornament 9 for any purpose, as for instance, to provide a'different form of ornament, an instrument is pressed against the ends of the studs 7 and 8 to force them through the jaws 17.

vAs soon as they have been released from the jaws 17, the ornament may be readily lifted off and a new one substituted by merely placing the same in position and forcing the same into interlocked relationship with the spring 15. be desirable to change the color of enamel 12, the spring 15 is unscrewed from the stud 11 and plate 10 removed and a new plate substituted which carries the proper color of enamel.

I claim:

1. A ring and setting comprising a ring body and head formed with inner and outer cavities with a web therebetween, said Web having a central aperture and a plurality of side apertures, an ornamental plate hav ing a stud extending through said central aperture, an ornament pressing on said plate having studs extending through said side apertures, and means engaging all of said studs for locking the same against removal.

2. A ring and setting comprising a ring body formed with a head having an inner and outer cavity with a Web arranged therebetween, said Web being provided with a In case it should body formed with ahead having an inner and outer cavity with a web arranged therebetween, said Web having a central aperture and a plurality of side apertures, an orn'a-.

mental plate arranged in the outer cavity, said plate having a threaded stud projecting through the central aperture in said web, an ornament fitting against said ornamental plate and provided with a plurality of studs, said studs extending through said side apertures in said web, and a combined nut and locking spring arranged in the in ner cavity and screwed onto the stud projecting from the ornamental plate, and resiliently gripping the studs projecting from said ornament.

RUBIN ROSENTHAL. 

